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| TABLE 2 | ||||||||||
| U.S. EXPORTS OF LITHIUM CHEMICALS, BY COMPOUND AND COUNTRY1 | ||||||||||
| 2014 | 2015 | |||||||||
| Gross weight | Value2 | Gross weight | Value2 | |||||||
| Compound and country | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | ||||||
| Lithium carbonate: | ||||||||||
| Australia | 10 | $75 | 11 | $82 | ||||||
| Bangladesh | 19 | 45 | 11 | 40 | ||||||
| Belgium | 6 | 53 | 16 | 76 | ||||||
| Bolivia | 28 | 305 | 26 | 94 | ||||||
| Brazil | -- | -- | 4 | 42 | ||||||
| Canada | 31 | 168 | 27 | 129 | ||||||
| China | -- | -- | 12 | 42 | ||||||
| Ecuador | -- | -- | 10 | 194 | ||||||
| Germany | 706 | 4,140 | 1,180 | 6,910 | ||||||
| India | 6 | 36 | 16 | 58 | ||||||
| Korea, Republic of | 30 | 157 | -- | -- | ||||||
| Mexico | 49 | 558 | 33 | 118 | ||||||
| Singapore | 3 | 23 | 6 | 47 | ||||||
| Other | 15 | 75 | 3 | 42 | ||||||
| Total | 904 | 5,630 | 1,350 | 7,880 | ||||||
| Total lithium content | 170 | XX | 255 | XX | ||||||
| Lithium carbonate, U.S.P.:3 | ||||||||||
| India | 69 | 2,240 | 41 | 1,230 | ||||||
| Korea, Republic of | -- | -- | 38 | 381 | ||||||
| Other | 8 | r | 103 | r | 6 | 351 | ||||
| Total | 77 | 2,340 | 85 | 1,960 | ||||||
| Total lithium content | 14 | XX | 16 | XX | ||||||
| Lithium hydroxide and oxide: | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 127 | 1,410 | 128 | 1,960 | ||||||
| Australia | 45 | 379 | 16 | 132 | ||||||
| Bahamas | -- | -- | 9 | 43 | ||||||
| Belgium | 441 | 2,830 | 364 | 2,630 | ||||||
| Canada | 398 | r | 1,720 | 516 | 2,280 | |||||
| Chile | 10 | 67 | 20 | 135 | ||||||
| China | 136 | 1,020 | 74 | 615 | ||||||
| Colombia | 69 | 493 | 29 | 206 | ||||||
| Ecuador | 16 | 193 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| Egypt | 58 | 424 | 102 | 767 | ||||||
| Germany | 400 | 2,530 | 648 | 4,090 | ||||||
| India | 31 | 217 | 16 | 127 | ||||||
| Japan | 5,140 | 38,100 | 6,590 | 55,100 | ||||||
| Korea, Republic of | 80 | 660 | 96 | 824 | ||||||
| Mexico | 68 | 635 | 86 | 773 | ||||||
| Peru | 14 | 100 | 10 | 68 | ||||||
| Russia | 40 | 274 | -- | -- | ||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 85 | 528 | 36 | 228 | ||||||
| Singapore | 20 | 148 | 44 | 396 | ||||||
| South Africa | 3 | 312 | 2 | 214 | ||||||
| Taiwan | 76 | 604 | 138 | 1,250 | ||||||
| Tanzania | -- | -- | 9 | 60 | ||||||
| Thailand | 266 | 1,940 | 160 | 1,410 | ||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | r | 50 | 3 | 32 | |||||
| United Kingdom | 12 | 252 | 1 | 71 | ||||||
| Venezuela | 40 | 371 | 120 | 1,310 | ||||||
| Vietnam | 8 | 66 | -- | -- | ||||||
| Other | 5 | r | 249 | r | 2 | 217 | ||||
| Total | 7,590 | r | 55,600 | 9,220 | 74,900 | |||||
| Total lithium content | 1,240 | XX | 1,520 | XX | ||||||
| rRevised. XX Not applicable. -- Zero.- | ||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||
| 2Free alongside ship values. | ||||||||||
| 3Pharmaceutical-grade lithium carbonate. | ||||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
